Top 10 Cheapest Cars to Own (Car Insurance Included)

It would be great if the sticker price were the only consideration when making a decision to buy that new car you’ve been eyeballing.

But with the economy still barely sputtering along and unemployment holding steady, or increasing, depending on who you talk to, most of us need to consider the overall cost of car ownership when deciding which ride to take home with us.

One of the main drawbacks to car ownership is the cost to insure our vehicles.

Car and Driver rolled in the cost of car insurance over three years assuming the driver was a 28-year-old single male with no tickets, living in the same area as its Ann Arbor offices.

You may notice the insurance costs do not necessarily correlate directly with the cost of the vehicle or the total ownership cost. Some vehicles may be more expensive to repair or may be inherently more dangerous to drive.